Leo Stefani
@leoste.bsky.social
Cinema - PhD @Courtauld - Museum worker
Yesterday, that hand shook Kyle MacLachlan’s hand
June 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Yesterday, that hand shook Kyle MacLachlan’s hand
LaCava’s Unfinished Business is such a special discovery. Underneath the spontaneous comedic moments lies a lingering sadness constantly unsettling the beginnings of Classic hollywood romantic tropes.
June 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
LaCava’s Unfinished Business is such a special discovery. Underneath the spontaneous comedic moments lies a lingering sadness constantly unsettling the beginnings of Classic hollywood romantic tropes.
There are few things I like more than the art historical and sociological liberties that old hollywood 18th-century period films take with the historical time they depict (or parody)
The Scarlett Empress takes the cuntiest crown of them all.
The Scarlett Empress takes the cuntiest crown of them all.
June 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There are few things I like more than the art historical and sociological liberties that old hollywood 18th-century period films take with the historical time they depict (or parody)
The Scarlett Empress takes the cuntiest crown of them all.
The Scarlett Empress takes the cuntiest crown of them all.
André Gide’s La Symphonie Pastorale very much feels like what I imagine a Catherine Breillat period film would be
June 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
André Gide’s La Symphonie Pastorale very much feels like what I imagine a Catherine Breillat period film would be
Absolutely astonished that someone would say their films mean nothing as a way to flex
February 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Absolutely astonished that someone would say their films mean nothing as a way to flex
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.
❤️
February 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is the ideal male body. You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.
Nothing frustrates me more than seeing him hit this pose after he’s been uncharacteristically annoying all day (scratching and biting everything)
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nothing frustrates me more than seeing him hit this pose after he’s been uncharacteristically annoying all day (scratching and biting everything)
Jacques Demy/Jackie Chan : the two genders
January 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Jacques Demy/Jackie Chan : the two genders
From now on, I will be lighting a cigarette on the 17th of January to commemorate and celebrate David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
From now on, I will be lighting a cigarette on the 17th of January to commemorate and celebrate David Lynch
Most people might not know this but there is an art to making french indy bourgeois dramedies about how everyone cheats on everyone without consequences, and Emmanuel Mouret is one of its most skilful craftsmen
December 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Most people might not know this but there is an art to making french indy bourgeois dramedies about how everyone cheats on everyone without consequences, and Emmanuel Mouret is one of its most skilful craftsmen
Overheard someone asking their friend if the new The Rock christmas film ‘is supposed to be quite edgy?’
December 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Overheard someone asking their friend if the new The Rock christmas film ‘is supposed to be quite edgy?’
Watching the unfolding collapse of the Macroniste French government, one has to wonder – who could have predicted that choosing a right-wing prime minister to lead an Assemblée dominated by the left and the far right would not go well? So fucking surprising
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Watching the unfolding collapse of the Macroniste French government, one has to wonder – who could have predicted that choosing a right-wing prime minister to lead an Assemblée dominated by the left and the far right would not go well? So fucking surprising
Dario Argento really has made a whole career out of filming women wearing a slightly albeit undoubtedly (and unnecessarily) transparent white tee without a bra
December 1, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Dario Argento really has made a whole career out of filming women wearing a slightly albeit undoubtedly (and unnecessarily) transparent white tee without a bra
Went on their website. First customer quote says ‘I sent my book to 17 different publishers and got rejected every time’… nothing to add really, this sums it up perfectly
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence (AI) 👇 www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub... #BookSky
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Went on their website. First customer quote says ‘I sent my book to 17 different publishers and got rejected every time’… nothing to add really, this sums it up perfectly
Seeing Wicked tonight and I’m afraid at how much my relationship to the ‘We’re so back’ culture will condition my experience
November 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Seeing Wicked tonight and I’m afraid at how much my relationship to the ‘We’re so back’ culture will condition my experience
While I surprisingly enjoyed Anora, I find it to be a very mid Palme d’or… a lacking discursive depth and questionable treatment of sex workers only replicate the hollowness of the transactional relationships it paints, shrouding its characters under their stereotypical surfaces
November 21, 2024 at 2:54 PM
While I surprisingly enjoyed Anora, I find it to be a very mid Palme d’or… a lacking discursive depth and questionable treatment of sex workers only replicate the hollowness of the transactional relationships it paints, shrouding its characters under their stereotypical surfaces
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Folks in Manchester & surrounds: anyone know of any jobs going (or soon to be posted) in conservation? A v talented conservator friend is relocating and looking for work, has worked at the British Museum, NHM, & also freelance… pls share!
November 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Folks in Manchester & surrounds: anyone know of any jobs going (or soon to be posted) in conservation? A v talented conservator friend is relocating and looking for work, has worked at the British Museum, NHM, & also freelance… pls share!
Never forget this unreal find at the BFI bookshop
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Never forget this unreal find at the BFI bookshop
Gladiator II really was abysmal - only Pedro Pascal’s performance is somewhat salvageable as it allows a glimpse into what the sequel should actually have been
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Gladiator II really was abysmal - only Pedro Pascal’s performance is somewhat salvageable as it allows a glimpse into what the sequel should actually have been
Monia Chokri’s 3rd feature Simple comme Sylvain (2023) confirms her talent for weaving snappy comedy with emotional honesty. Philosophical conceptions of love rarely equal what it actually is: a social reality, determined by habitus, and only made viable when viewed as an act rather than a state.
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Monia Chokri’s 3rd feature Simple comme Sylvain (2023) confirms her talent for weaving snappy comedy with emotional honesty. Philosophical conceptions of love rarely equal what it actually is: a social reality, determined by habitus, and only made viable when viewed as an act rather than a state.
I wonder how consciously ironic is Spike Lee's use of an Elia Kazan film extract to celebrate the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on instagram
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I wonder how consciously ironic is Spike Lee's use of an Elia Kazan film extract to celebrate the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike on instagram
Leonardo di Caprio really just said ☹️ for 3h27min
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Leonardo di Caprio really just said ☹️ for 3h27min